FAQ

Table of Contents How to request more FAQ topics How to build bulk_extractor Where is the documentation? How to contribute

How to request more FAQ topics

Please contribute or recommend FAQ topics to the bulk_extractor Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/bulk_extractor-users.

How to build bulk_extractor

bulk_extractor compiles on Fedora15 to run on Linux and Macintosh and also cross-compiles on Fedora15 to run on Windows.

• Environment: Fedora 15 with the GNU build environment.
• Download: Download the latest tar.gz, currently bulk_extractor-1.2.2.tar.gz, from the github downloads section at: https://github.com/simsong/bulk_extractor/downloads.
• For a Linux or Macintosh build:
  • From a terminal run "sh bootstrap.sh; ./configure; make; sudo make install".
• For a Windows build:
  • Additionally install cross-platform development utilities including mingw by running script CONFIGURE_FC15.sh provided in the main directory of the distribution download.
  • Type "make win32" or "make win64".
• For a Windows .msi installer build:
  • This isn't worked out well for v1.2.2. For v1.3 it will consist of obtaining jlibewf, making BEViewer, and then running make in the win_msi/ directory.

Where is the documentation?

We expect to have more user and design documentation available for v1.3. For v1.2.2, please see the doc/ directory of the distribution. Documentation includes an old BEViewer UM, bulk_extractor paper and slides, and tips on diagnostics. Please take advantage of the bulk_extractor Users Group.

How to contribute

bulk_extractor is an open-source project. Please contribute ideas, scanners, etc. to the bulk_extractor Users Group.